Trump Urges Supporters to Remain Quiet on Epstein Case; Fox News Echoes Message
UNITED STATES, JUL 18 – Trump's call to stop Epstein discussions divides MAGA media as Fox News sharply reduces coverage, with Epstein mentions dropping to eight compared to 158 for Biden on one day, watchdogs said.
- Last week, Fox News hosts aligned with President Donald Trump's call to move on, almost literally, after he urged supporters to stop discussing Epstein, according to statements and timing.
- Reversing course, President Donald Trump abandoned his pledge for more Epstein disclosures, signaling a shift in his stance on transparency.
- Charlie Kirk said `we're not moving on`, while many conservative media outlets continue scrutinizing the decision not to release Epstein files.
- After urging to move on, President Donald Trump drew fury within the MAGA movement, a move that backfired by provoking widespread backlash and media criticism.
- The question remains whether the MAGA base will comply, as Trump urges supporters to `move on`, which Swisher says is `pouring gasoline on the fire`.
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A Democrat on the House Oversight Committee demanded answers from Fox News after the network edited President Donald Trump's remarks related to Jeffrey Epstein.Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA), ranking member of the committee, accused Fox News of "omitting key qualifiers in Trump's response to a question about whether he would release Epstein-related documents," according to CNN.In the June 2024 interview, host Rachel Campos-Duffy asked Trump if he wou…
Why is Trump fighting with MAGA over Epstein - and what has the president said about the paedophile?
After years of promoting conspiracy theories around the death of Epstein and his crimes, the US president has done a U-turn on his administration's promises to release more information publicly - and not everyone in his MAGA movement is on board.
Inside Trump’s Angry, Desperate Push to Silence MAGA on Epstein Fiasco - The DSR Network
President Trump is in a rage over his inability to get MAGA to stop talking about the Jeffrey Epstein files. He unleashed a furious Truth Social tirade on it, and then rambled bizarrely about it to reporters for a minute straight. Meanwhile, striking new polls from Quinnipiac and from CNN show wide public dissatisfaction with the whole fiasco—and both show large chunks of Republicans …
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